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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Centre Notifies RoDTEP Scheme Guidelines and Rates
Scheme to boost our exports & competitiveness
Sectors like Marine, Agriculture, Leather, Gems & Jewellery, Automobile, Plastics, Electrical / Electronics, Machinery get the benefits of Scheme.
Rates of RoDTEP to cover 8555 tariff lines
Centre has today notified RoDTEP Scheme Guidelines and Rates . The scheme for zero rating of exports will boost our exports & competitiveness in the global markets .The rates of RoDTEP will cover 8555 tariff lines.
It may be noted that Government is leaving no stone unturned to support domestic industry and make it more competitive in the international markets. Export centric industries are being reformed and introduced to better mechanisms so as to increase their competitiveness, boost exports, generate employment and contribute to the overall economy. This will go a long way in achieving our vision of building an Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products  is one such reform, based on the globally accepted principle that taxes and duties should not be exported, and taxes and levies borne on the exported products should be either exempted or remitted to exporters.
Scheme’s objective is to refund, currently un-refunded:
- Duties/ taxes/ levies, at the Central, State & local level, borne on the exported product, including prior stage cumulative indirect taxes on goods & services used in production of the exported product, and
- Such indirect Duties/ taxes/ levies in respect of distribution of exported products.
It may be noted that rebate under the Scheme shall not be available in respect of duties and taxes already exempted or remitted or credited.
RoDTEP is going to give a boost to Indian exports by providing a level playing field to domestic industry abroad.
RoDTEP support will be available to eligible exporters at a notified rate as a percentage of Freight On Board  value. Rebate on certain export products will also be subject to value cap per unit of the exported product.
Scheme is to be implemented by Customs through a simplified IT System. Rebate will be issued in the form of a transferable duty credit/ electronic scrip  which will be maintained in an electronic ledger by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs .
Identified export sectors and rates under RoDTEP cover 8555 tariff lines in addition to similar support being extended to apparel and made-ups exports under RoSCTL scheme of Ministry of Textiles.
Employment Oriented Sectors like Marine, Agriculture, Leather, Gems & Jewellery etc. are covered under the Scheme. Other sectors like Automobile, Plastics, Electrical / Electronics, Machinery etc. also get support. The entire valve chain of textiles also gets covered through RoDTEP & RoSCTL.
Click here to view the RoDTEP Notification
Election Commission
Biennial election to the Bihar Legislative Council from 02 Graduates’ and 02 Teachers’ Constituencies and bye election to the Bihar Legislative Council from Saran Teachers’ Constituency
The term of office of 04 members of the Bihar Legislative Council from 02 Graduates’ and 02 Teachers’ Constituencies are expiring on 08th May, 2023 due to retirement of the sitting members as detailed below: -
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Bihar
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Name of Constituency
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Name of the Member
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Date of retirement
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Saran Graduates’ Constituency
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Virendra Narayan Yadav
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08.05.2023
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Gaya Graduates’ Constituency
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Awadhesh Narain Singh
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Gaya Teachers’ Constituency
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Sanjeeva Shyam Singh
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Koshi Teachers’ Constituency
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Sanjeev Kumar Singh
2. Also, a casual vacancy has occurred in the Bihar Legislative Council as per the details below: -
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S. No.
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Name of Member
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Name of Constituency
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Term upto
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Cause of vacancy
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Date of Vacancy
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1
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Sh. Kedar Nath Pandey
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Saran Teachers' Constituency
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16.11.2026
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Death
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24.10.2022
3. The Commission has decided to conduct biennial elections to the Bihar Legislative Council from 02 Graduates’ and 02 Teachers’ Constituencies and bye election to the Bihar Legislative Council from Saran Teachers’ Constituency in accordance with the following programme: -
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Events
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Dates
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Issue of Notification
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06th March, 2023 
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Last Date of making nominations
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13th March, 2023 
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Scrutiny of nominations
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14th March, 2023 
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Last date for withdrawal of candidatures
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16th March, 2023 
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Date of Poll
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31st March, 2023 
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Hours of Poll
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08:00 am to 04:00 pm
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Counting of Votes
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05th April, 2023 
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Date before which election shall be completed
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11th April, 2023 
4. Broad Guidelines of Covid-19 issued by ECI as contained in para 33 of Press Note, dated 03.11.2022, available at link https://eci.gov.in/files/file/14534-general-election-to-legislative-assembly-of-gujarat-2022-reg/ to be followed, wherever applicable, during entire election process by all persons.
5. The Model Code of Conduct concerning these elections will come into force with immediate effect in the concerned Constituencies. Please see the details on Commission’s website under the link: https://eci.gov.in/files/file/4070-biennial-bye-elections-to-the-legislative-councils-from-council-constituencies-by-graduates%E2%80%99-and-teachers%E2%80%99-and-local-authorities%E2%80%99-constituencies-%E2%80%93-mcc-instructions-%E2%80%93-regarding/
6. The Chief Secretary of Bihar is being directed to depute a senior officer from the State to ensure that the extant instructions regarding COVID-19 containment measures are complied with while making arrangements for conducting the elections.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Webinar on Quality Seed Production for Brackishwater Aquaculture organised by Department of Fisheries
Webinar organised as part of celebrations of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav
The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying organized a webinar on Quality Seed Production for Brackish water Aquaculture with special focus on shrimp aquaculture today, under the chairmanship of Shri Jatindra Nath Swain, Secretary, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. The webinar was a part of celebrations of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. Today’s webinar focused on quality seed production in brackish water aquaculture sector. Shri Swain highlighted the contribution of Brackishwater aquaculture towards fish production of the country and importance of availability of quality fish seed. He briefly discussed the objectives and targets of Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana and the sub-component supported under PMMSY for development of brackish water aquaculture in coastal States and in inland saline water in North Indian States.
In addition to Secretary, Department of Fisheries , Shri Jatindra Nath Swain, Joint Secretary  and Dr. J. Balaji, Joint Secretary  addressed the webinar and shared their insights about roadmap for development of Brakishwater aquaculture in the country. Other officials of Department of Fisheries, GoI and fisheries officials of States/UTs, Faculty from Sate Agriculture Universities State Animal and Fisheries Universities, entrepreneurs, farmers and hatchery owners across the country, representative from aquaculture Industry participated in the webinar.
Dr. A Panigrahi, Principal Scientist, ICAR-Central Institute of Brackish water Aquaculture made a presentation on details of quality seed required for development of brackish water aquaculture shrimp in particular. The presentation was followed by a fruitful interaction with the entrepreneurs, hatchery owners, Scientists. Dr J. Balaji, JS  led the discussion with the various stakeholders present. He informed the gathering that the Union Government has kept provision for selective breeding programme for commercially important shrimp species and will issue the permit for import of live feed within a week.
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
Poshan Abhiyaan 2.0 aims to improve the nutritional status of children, pregnant women, and lactating mothers
Poshan Abhiyaan 2.0 aims at improving the nutritional status of children, pregnant women, and lactating mothers. Resting on the pillars of convergence, governance and capacity building, Poshan 2.0 aims to contribute to the human capital development of the country, address challenges of malnutrition, promote nutrition awareness , good eating habits for sustainable health and well-being and address nutrition-related deficiencies.
Special Service and Features
Launch of Taxpayers Facilitation Centres  as a part of “AKAM” in Chennai Customs Zone
AKAM is being celebrated as a part of Government of India initiative to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of India and its glorious history, people, culture and achievements. As a part of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” , Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs  is dedicating 75 Taxpayer Facilitation Centres  across 70 cities all over the country. TFC is established as local help desk to assist the taxpayers with information as well as hand holding assistance.
Taxpayer Facilitation Centre  has been inaugurated in the premises of New Custom House, Air Cargo Complex, Meenambakkam, Chennai office by Sh. K.R. Uday Bhaskar, Pr. Commissioner of Customs. All importers, exporters and other Stakeholders are requested to avail the services of this TFC to answer their Queries and redress the grievances, if any, according to a press release issued by Leo John Ilango, Addl. Commissioner of Customs, Chennai Aircargo Customs.
Ministry of Defence
Aatmanirbhar Bharat: MoD & HAL sign Rs 458 crore contract for two upgraded Dornier Aircraft for Indian Coast Guard
Ministry of Defence signed, in New Delhi on July 07, 2023, a contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited  for procurement of two Dornier Aircraft for Indian Coast Guard  along with associated Engineering Support package at an overall cost of Rs 458.87 crore. The aircraft will be procured under the Buy  Category.
The aircraft will be fitted with a number of advanced equipment viz., Glass Cockpit, Maritime Patrol Radar, Electro Optic Infra-Red device, Mission Management System etc. The addition will further bolster the aerial surveillance capability of maritime areas of responsibilities of the ICG.
The Dornier aircraft are being indigenously manufactured at HAL , Kanpur and will significantly contribute in achieving Aatmanirbharta in defence, in consonance with the ‘Make in India’ initiative of the Government.
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Ministry of Defence
INDIAN NAVY'S OUTREACH TO SCHOOLS IN DELHI/ NCR REGION
Commemorating Navy Day 2023, Indian Navy is organising motivational talks for the schools located in Delhi/ NCR region. These talks coordinated by Naval Headquarters and involve interaction by officers across various streams/specialisations with the students, creating awareness about the Indian Navy as well as the career opportunities.
September 2023 had three officers – an Aviator, a Submariner and a Women officer, visit nine schools, namely the CRPF Public School , Modern Public School , Sachdeva Public School , Daffodil Public School , GD Goenka Public School , Maharaja Agrasen Model School , NK Bagrodia Public School , DL DAV Model School , Govt Co-ED Sr School . In addition, the team also visited the NCC Annual Training Camp, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi.
The aim is to interact with the school children and create awareness about the navy, the naval way of life and about the various avenues available for recruitment in the Indian Navy.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles loss of lives due to fire incident in Gokulpuri, Delhi
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the loss of lives due to a fire incident in Gokulpuri area of Delhi.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
''दिल्ली के गोकुलपुरी में अग्निकांड से हुआ हादसा हृदयविदारक है। इस हादसे में जिन लोगों को अपनी जान गंवानी पड़ी है, उनके परिजनों के प्रति मैं गहरी संवेदना प्रकट करता हूं। ईश्वर उन्हें इस अपार दुख को सहने की शक्ति प्रदान करे।"
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Cargo flights carry medical supplies to eastern and southern parts of the country; private airlines also carry out critical supply operations
The Cargo flights were operated to carry medical supplies to Southern, eastern and north eastern regions on 30th March 2020. Details are as below:
Lifeline 1- Air India flight A320 on its route Mumbai-New Delhi-Bengaluru-Mumbai, carried HLL consignment of 6593 kg and Nagaland ventilator masks, consignments of Kerala and Karnataka, consignment of Bipaps for Meghalaya and consignment of Ministry of Textiles for Coimbatore.
Lifelines 2- IAF flight from Hindon- Dimapur- Imphal-Guwahati carried consignments of HLL and ICMR kits for Shillong.
Private airlines such as Indigo, Spicejet and Blue Dart are also operating flights on commercial basis.
MoCA group was formed with important Stakeholders. Hub & spoke lifeline services were started. Cargo Hubs have been created at Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kolkata. Hubs feed to spokes at Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Agartala, Aizwal, Imphal, Coimbatore, Thiruvananthapuram.
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Date
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Air India
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Alliance
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IAF
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Indigo
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SpiceJet
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Total flights operated
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1
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26.3.2020
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02
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02
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04
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2
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27.3.2020
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04
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09
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13
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3
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28.3.2020
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04
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08
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06
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18
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4
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29.3.2020
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20
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Total Flights
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14
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27
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06
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06
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02
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55Air India and IAF collaborated for Ladakh.
Total cargo load carried from 26th to 29th March 2020 was 10 Tonnes. The cargo essentially covered COVID-19 related reagents, enzymes, medical equipment, testing kits & PPE, masks, gloves & other accessories of HLL & cargo requisitioned by State/UT Governments.
A dedicated Medical Air Cargo related website has been launched and is functional. This website will be fully functional from 1st April, 2020. The link is available on the MoCA website .
The information sharing, answering of queries and the work at ground is going on round the clock for delivering the supplies to the destinations in a timely manner so that the efforts to fight the COVID 19 are multiplied and supplemented.
Competition Commission of India
CCI approves acquisition by Reliance Retail Ventures Limited , Reliance Retail and Fashion Lifestyle Limited of the retail and wholesale undertaking and the logistics and warehousing undertaking of the Future Group
The Competition Commission of India  approves acquisition by Reliance Retail Ventures Limited , Reliance Retail and Fashion Lifestyle Limited  of the retail and wholesale undertaking and the logistics and warehousing undertaking of the Future Group under Section 31 of the Competition Act, 2002, today.
The following Future Group entities will be reorganized by way of amalgamation with Future Enterprises Limited :
Future Consumer Limited ;
Future Lifestyle Fashions Limited ;
Future Retail Limited;
Future Market Networks Limited ;
Future Supply Chain Solutions Limited ; and
Futurebazaar India Limited  and its subsidiaries.
[Hereinafter, collectively referred to as Transferor Companies]
The Transferor Companies consists of several listed and unlisted companies, primarily engaged in retail, wholesale, logistics and warehousing businesses. These businesses operate on a pan-India basis, and include retail operations across segments such as food and grocery, apparel, footwear and accessories, other merchandise, etc.
Post re-organisation of the Transferor Companies, RRVL and RRVL WOSwill acquire retail and wholesale undertaking; and the logistics and warehousing undertaking of FEL.
RRVL, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited, is an unlisted company. RRVL is engaged in the business of retail supply chain management. Reliance Retail Limited, a subsidiary of RRVL, undertakes retail operations in India across segments such as food and grocery, consumer electronics, apparel, footwear, and accessories.
RRVL WOS, a wholly owned subsidiary of RRVL, has been recently incorporated to carry out various businesses including the businesses proposed to be transferred to RRVL WOS as part of the proposed combination.
Detailed order of the Commission will follow.
Ministry of Law and Justice
Press Communique
Vide notifications dated 16.12.2022, in exercise of the power conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, the President, is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh, senior-most Judge of the High Court of Jharkhand, to perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of the High Court of Jharkhand, with effect from 20.12.2022 consequent upon the retirement of Dr. Justice Ravi Ranjan, Chief Justice, High Court of Jharkhand.
Prime Minister's Office
PM thanks USA for return of trafficked artefacts
105 trafficked antiquities, representing diverse regions and traditions of India, returning home from USA
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi thanked USA as 105 trafficked antiquities, representing diverse regions and traditions of India, returning home from USA.
Responding to the tweet by Embassy of India in Washington DC, the Prime Minister said;
“This will make every Indian happy. Grateful to USA for this. These precious artefacts hold immense cultural and religious significance. Their homecoming is a testament to our commitment to preserving our heritage and rich history.”
Ministry of Defence
THEATRE LEVEL OPERATIONAL READINESS EXERCISE  INDIAN NAVY’S LARGEST WAR GAME
Indian Navy’s largest war game – the biennial Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise  - which commenced in early January, is currently underway with participation of all operational units of Indian Navy including ships, submarines, aircraft as well as units of the Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Coast Guard. The exercise will culminate by third week of February.
The exercise is being conducted over a vast geographical expanse in the Indian Ocean Region including its adjunct waters and is aimed at testing combat readiness of the Navy in a complex multi-dimensional scenario set in the context of the current geo strategic environment. The Theatre Level exercise also aims to validate Navy’s offensive-defence capabilities, safeguard national interests in the maritime domain and promote stability and peace in the Indian Ocean Region. Conduct of TROPEX is being overseen by Naval Headquarters with participation from all three Commands of the Indian Navy and the Tri-Services Command at Port Blair.
TROPEX is being progressed over distinct phases that also test the Navy's transition from peacetime to hostilities. In the first phase, the Indian Navy had conducted coastal defence exercise ‘Sea Vigil’along the entire coastline and Island territories of India on 12-13January 2021. This exercise aimed to validate the coastal defence setup of the country, which was entirely revamped after the 26/11 Terror attacks at Mumbai. The exercise witnessed large-scale participation from Indian Navy, Coast Guard, Marine Police of 13coastal States and Union Territories along with other stakeholders in the maritime domain. Valuable lessons emerging from the exercise are being incorporated in the existing procedures to further fine-tune the coastal defence architecture of the country.
Exercise Sea Vigil was followed by a large-scale Tri-Service joint amphibious exercise AMPHEX-21, which was conducted in the Andaman and Nicobar group of Islands from 21-25 January. The amphibious exercise was aimed at validating India’s capabilities to safeguard the territorial integrity of its Island territories and enhance operational synergy and joint warfighting capabilities amongst the three Services.
The Weapon Workup Phase of TROPEX, which concluded recently, witnessed multiple ‘on-target’ ordnance deliveries including missiles, torpedoes and rockets from frontline warships, aircraft and submarines and demonstrated the lethal firepower of the Indian Navy and reaffirm the Navy’s capability to carry out long range maritime strikes in the Indian Ocean Region, a capability that is central to meeting operational challenges and ensuring safe seas and secure coasts.
This large scale Theatre Level Exercise puts to test and validate Navy’s Concept of Operations in various conflict scenarios, hone its warfighting skills, bolster its role towards maritime security in the wider Indian Ocean Region and is in keeping with the theme of being a ‘Combat Ready, Credible and Cohesive force’.
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Ministry of Labour & Employment
International Webinar on New Forms of Employment with reference to Gig and Platform Working in the BRICS and Global South
Ministry of Labour and Employment organized an International Webinar on “New Forms of Employment with reference to Gig and Platform Working in the BRICS and Global South” in collaboration with the V. V. Giri National Labour Institute, Noida, International Labour Organization , BRICS Network of Labour Research Institutes and the International Training Centre  of the ILO on yesterday.
The objective of the International Webinar was to discuss two specific areas relating to new forms of employment; Opportunities and Challenges of the Gig and Platform Working, and Policy Environment to promote New Forms of Employment. The Webinar was envisaged to understand cross-country perspective on these two important issues.
The Webinar was inaugurated by Shri Sunil Barthwal, Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment, and Govt. of India. In his inaugural address, Shri Barthwal mentioned that the new forms of working like the Gig and Platform working has been able to create new employment opportunities but at the same time has thrown up new challenges in regard to the service conditions, totalisation of social security benefits, appropriate forum for disputes resolution, etc. He opined that there is a need to address these emerging issues by countries so that a win-win situation is there for all stakeholders.
In her Special Address Ms Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO DWT for South Asia mentioned that there is blurring of borders between the employees and the self-employed and the borders between the countries in regard to the Gig and Platform working which needs to be addressed to.
While chairing the Panel discussion on ‘Policy Environment to Promote New Forms of Employment’, Dr Shashank Goel, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment expressed that the market forces have been shaping these New forms of Employment including the Gig and Platform Working and countries may have to focus on addressing key concerns related to the social security. Dr Uma Rani, Senior Economist, ILO chaired the Panel discussion on ‘Challenges and Opportunities of Gig and Platform Working’ and discussed the contours of these new forms of working and the challenges and opportunities.